Sunday, February 4, 2018

How to verify MD5 or SHA1 checksum of file on Windows Computer?

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When we download files from the internet or copy from one source to another destination, the file may not be exactly the same as the source or in other words, the file may have being corrupted in transit. So there is a need to check the integrity of the file. That is where verification of hash is required. Let's see "How to verify MD5 or SHA1 checksum on Windows Computer?"

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Sunday, January 14, 2018

How to disable access to hard disk to Windows users?

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If your Windows computer is also used by other users or family members, and you want to disable access to a particular hard disk or hard disk partition, then we can do so with a little bit of setup on Windows. In this post, we shall see how to disable or restrict access to a particular hard disk or hard disk partition to a particular user on Windows computer.
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Monday, January 8, 2018

How to remove Linux installation from dual boot with Windows OS?

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For Windows OS who want to try Linux without completely removing Windows OS, dual booting Linux along with Windows OS is the best way to experience the best of Linus OS and Windows OS. Dual Booting Linux on Windows OS will let a user choose the OS to use when booting. After trying out Linux OS, if a user wants to remove the Linux OS, it is also easy to do so. In this post,  how to remove Linux installation from dual boot with Windows OS.
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Saturday, May 27, 2017

How to automatically update all Third Party software in Windows Computer ?

Manage update of third party software on Windows Computer automatically

On Windows Computer, we can use the Windows Update to install patches and updates from Microsoft. Any new updates available from Microsoft are installed. That is all right. But we don't use Microsoft software alone do we? In fact, except for those using Microsoft Office programs, most people use Third Party software for majority of their needs.

Most users manage software updates manually - either the software notify us that there is a newer version or we check out manually from the software's website and download new updates or versions. Now this is all right too, but sometimes, a software that does not notify of new updates or those which are not frequently used might be missed. And it may be a tedious task to go to each software's website to check out for newer versions. What if we could manage third party software updates automatically by using some programs? Well, in this post we will see how to update third party software installed on Windows computer automatically.
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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Useful Free Software : Find and delete duplicate files on Windows Computer for free

Find and delete duplicate files on Windows Computer for free

We all use our computers to save files, be it documents, music, movies or anything else. As time passes, eventually, our files increases on our hard disk, and so does some amount of duplicate files, which are just lying there unnoticed and occupying unnecessary space. We can clean them, but we may not know exactly where they are. We can find those duplicate files manually too with some search terms, but that may be a tedious task. Luckily, there are software for that!
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Monday, May 15, 2017

Things to do to protect from WannaCry Ransomware Threat

Things to do to protect from WannaCry Ransomware Threat

What is Ransomware?
Ransomware is a malicious software that encrypts the files and locks device, such as a computer, tablet or smartphone and then demands a ransom to unlock it. Recently, a dangerous ransomware named 'Wannacry' has been affecting the computers worldwide creating the biggest ransomware attack the world has ever seen, including India.

What is WannaCry Ransomware? 
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Friday, February 24, 2017

Workaround for Windows Explorer crashing frequently

Fix: How to solve Windows Explorer frequent crashes in Windows 10
If the Windows Explorer on your Windows computer is crashing frequently, you may check a few solutions that might work for you in this previous post - Fix: How to solve Windows Explorer frequent crashes in Windows 10 ?

If none of the solutions work, then you may apply this workaround, that is to launch folder Windows in separate process so that even if Windows Explorer crashed, the folder windows already open stays as it is.
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